Bug 2457830 (CVE-2026-31414) - CVE-2026-31414 kernel: Linux kernel (netfilter): Denial of Service via unsafe connection tracking helper operations
Summary: CVE-2026-31414 kernel: Linux kernel (netfilter): Denial of Service via unsafe...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-31414
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-13 14:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-15 12:39 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-13 14:01:53 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: use expect->helper

Use expect->helper in ctnetlink and /proc to dump the helper name.
Using nfct_help() without holding a reference to the master conntrack
is unsafe.

Use exp->master->helper in ctnetlink path if userspace does not provide
an explicit helper when creating an expectation to retain the existing
behaviour. The ctnetlink expectation path holds the reference on the
master conntrack and nf_conntrack_expect lock and the nfnetlink glue
path refers to the master ct that is attached to the skb.


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